ALISHA J. RICARDI, Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle |
June 10, 2005

"I'm extremely looking forward to going to the award ceremony because I want to meet (him)," said Broadway, a righthander who said he has been a fan of the Astros starter and seven-time Cy Young Award winner for as long as he can remember. "That's more important to me than winning an award."

"It would be wonderful to win it because the only other winner was (Long Beach State's) Jered Weaver," Broadway said. "He's a pretty big-time pitcher, so I would love to be considered in the same class as (him). Plus, I'll take anything with Roger Clemens' name on it."

Broadway, who was named Conference USA Pitcher of the Year, was taken by the Chicago White Sox with the 15th overall selection in this year's draft. He went 15-1 with a 1.67 ERA in 19 games and allowed only two home runs in 117 innings this season. Broadway was one of two Horned Frogs to receive first-team all-Conference USA honors and tied Hochevar for the most wins in Division I.

Hochevar, a righthander selected as the 40th overall draft pick by the Los Angeles Dodgers, went 15-2 with a 2.13 ERA in 17 games for Tennessee. He was unanimously selected as the Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year and was one of two Vols named to the all-SEC first team.

Carrillo, the Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year, was drafted by the San Diego Padres with the 18th overall pick after going 13-2 with a 2.22 ERA in 18 games for the Hurricanes. The righthander started this season 12-0 to move to 24-0 on his career, the third-best start in NCAA history.

The winner is determined by a three-round voting process from a panel that includes all Division I head baseball coaches and the three finalists for the 2004 award.

All proceeds from the Clemens Award Dinner will go toward the Roger Clemens Foundation, the Karl Young Summer College Baseball League and Baseball USA.